Jason Gardner
Managing Director - Head of Trading

Jason Gardner is Managing Director - Head of Trading of Kershner Trading Group, LLC. He has more than ten years of experience in the financial industry. He brings a wide range of legal, regulatory, and trading experience to the Kershner team. Jason is responsible for the management and growth of the firm's US based trading business and operations. Previously, as the Chief Compliance Officer, he was responsible for the firm's regulatory and compliance oversight, risk management and supervision of trading activities.

Prior to joining Kershner, Jason was the Director of Compliance for Capitol Securities, a full-service broker dealer and registered investment advisor in Washington, D.C. He revamped the firm’s compliance program, and led a number of new strategic business initiatives. Before shifting into a compliance function, Jason was a proprietary trader in New York City where he stayed in the top 10 percent of the producing traders for the majority of his tenure.

Jason earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Columbia University and a Juris Doctor from American University with a concentration in Tax and Securities Law. He is also a Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional, a designation sponsored by a joint program with Wharton Business School and the NASD.

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